Presidential Election 2008 | US Presidential Elections | Idaho Races
2008 Idaho Presidential Election Results
John McCain
Percent: 61.53%
Votes: 403,012
Barack Obama
Percent: 36.10%
Votes: 236,440
Race Summary
In the 2008 Presidential Election in Idaho, Republican John McCain received 61.53% of the vote, while Democrat Barack Obama earned 36.10%. McCain’s strong performance reaffirmed Idaho’s status as a solidly Republican state in that cycle.
Full Results
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 61.53%
Votes: 403,012
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 36.10%
Votes: 236,440
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.10%
Votes: 7,175
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 4,747
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 3,658
Total votes: 655,032
State Map
Results by County
Ada County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 52.02%
Votes: 93,328
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 45.84%
Votes: 82,236
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.10%
Votes: 1,978
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 777
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 1,083
Total votes: 179,402
Benewah County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 63.54%
Votes: 2,646
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 33.79%
Votes: 1,407
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.15%
Votes: 48
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 38
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 25
Total votes: 4,164
Bonner County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 57.02%
Votes: 11,145
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 40.11%
Votes: 7,840
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.33%
Votes: 259
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 195
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 108
Total votes: 19,547
Camas County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 68.28%
Votes: 422
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 30.26%
Votes: 187
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.81%
Votes: 5
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 1
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 618
Clark County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 81.33%
Votes: 305
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 17.07%
Votes: 64
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 2
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 3
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 375
Franklin County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 83.70%
Votes: 4,246
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 11.83%
Votes: 600
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.95%
Votes: 48
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 2.80%
Votes: 142
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 37
Total votes: 5,073
Idaho County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 71.80%
Votes: 5,895
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 24.57%
Votes: 2,017
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.94%
Votes: 77
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 2.03%
Votes: 167
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 54
Total votes: 8,210
Latah County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 45.09%
Votes: 7,988
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 51.91%
Votes: 9,195
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.12%
Votes: 199
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.15%
Votes: 204
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 128
Total votes: 17,714
Madison County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 85.25%
Votes: 11,131
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 12.46%
Votes: 1,627
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 81
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.14%
Votes: 149
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 69
Total votes: 13,057
Owyhee County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 74.52%
Votes: 3,024
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 23.26%
Votes: 944
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 37
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.71%
Votes: 29
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.59%
Votes: 24
Total votes: 4,058
Teton County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 48.58%
Votes: 2,263
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 49.42%
Votes: 2,302
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.31%
Votes: 61
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 13
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 4,658
Adams County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 65.39%
Votes: 1,517
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 31.38%
Votes: 728
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.55%
Votes: 36
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.86%
Votes: 20
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.82%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 2,320
Bingham County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 71.29%
Votes: 12,230
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 25.79%
Votes: 4,424
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.21%
Votes: 207
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.18%
Votes: 203
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 91
Total votes: 17,155
Bonneville County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 70.34%
Votes: 29,334
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 27.38%
Votes: 11,417
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 334
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 362
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 256
Total votes: 41,703
Canyon County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 66.54%
Votes: 42,752
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 31.36%
Votes: 20,147
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 639
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 387
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 321
Total votes: 64,246
Clearwater County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 65.77%
Votes: 2,569
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 31.00%
Votes: 1,211
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.54%
Votes: 60
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 35
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 31
Total votes: 3,906
Fremont County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 79.93%
Votes: 4,700
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 18.11%
Votes: 1,065
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 46
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.75%
Votes: 44
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 25
Total votes: 5,880
Jefferson County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 81.79%
Votes: 8,540
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 15.72%
Votes: 1,641
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.69%
Votes: 72
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.32%
Votes: 138
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 50
Total votes: 10,441
Lemhi County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 71.57%
Votes: 2,938
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 25.85%
Votes: 1,061
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.71%
Votes: 29
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.10%
Votes: 45
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 32
Total votes: 4,105
Minidoka County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 73.83%
Votes: 5,087
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 23.66%
Votes: 1,630
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.15%
Votes: 79
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.75%
Votes: 52
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 42
Total votes: 6,890
Payette County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 69.52%
Votes: 5,988
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 28.04%
Votes: 2,415
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.22%
Votes: 105
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.77%
Votes: 66
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 39
Total votes: 8,613
Twin Falls County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 67.15%
Votes: 19,032
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 30.42%
Votes: 8,621
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.26%
Votes: 358
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 181
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 152
Total votes: 28,344
Bannock County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.14%
Votes: 19,356
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.14%
Votes: 14,792
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.38%
Votes: 485
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 257
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 215
Total votes: 35,105
Blaine County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 32.53%
Votes: 3,439
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 65.72%
Votes: 6,947
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 106
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 16
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 63
Total votes: 10,571
Boundary County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 65.03%
Votes: 3,078
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 31.35%
Votes: 1,484
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.42%
Votes: 67
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.63%
Votes: 77
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 27
Total votes: 4,733
Caribou County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 80.44%
Votes: 2,656
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 16.75%
Votes: 553
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.70%
Votes: 56
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 23
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.42%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 3,302
Custer County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 72.02%
Votes: 1,694
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 25.98%
Votes: 611
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.77%
Votes: 18
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 17
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 2,352
Gem County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 70.28%
Votes: 5,585
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 27.26%
Votes: 2,166
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.41%
Votes: 112
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 52
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 32
Total votes: 7,947
Jerome County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 71.52%
Votes: 4,897
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 26.20%
Votes: 1,794
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.08%
Votes: 74
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 36
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.67%
Votes: 46
Total votes: 6,847
Lewis County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 70.68%
Votes: 1,275
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 26.55%
Votes: 479
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 20
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.27%
Votes: 23
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 1,804
Nez Perce County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 58.11%
Votes: 10,357
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.97%
Votes: 7,123
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 189
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 82
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 72
Total votes: 17,823
Power County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 61.72%
Votes: 1,754
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 36.14%
Votes: 1,027
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 28
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 13
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 20
Total votes: 2,842
Valley County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 52.34%
Votes: 2,772
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 45.41%
Votes: 2,405
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.23%
Votes: 65
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 21
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 33
Total votes: 5,296
Bear Lake County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 80.77%
Votes: 2,377
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 17.06%
Votes: 502
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.88%
Votes: 26
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.92%
Votes: 27
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 2,943
Boise County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 64.48%
Votes: 2,433
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 32.87%
Votes: 1,240
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.27%
Votes: 48
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 25
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 27
Total votes: 3,773
Butte County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 74.89%
Votes: 1,056
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 22.55%
Votes: 318
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.28%
Votes: 18
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 11
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 1,410
Cassia County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 80.45%
Votes: 6,309
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 16.99%
Votes: 1,332
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.10%
Votes: 86
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.92%
Votes: 72
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 43
Total votes: 7,842
Elmore County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 67.15%
Votes: 5,665
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 30.71%
Votes: 2,591
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.30%
Votes: 110
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.44%
Votes: 37
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 33
Total votes: 8,436
Gooding County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 69.84%
Votes: 3,765
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 27.62%
Votes: 1,489
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.39%
Votes: 75
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 35
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 27
Total votes: 5,391
Kootenai County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 61.98%
Votes: 38,387
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 35.72%
Votes: 22,120
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.96%
Votes: 592
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 565
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 268
Total votes: 61,932
Lincoln County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 65.88%
Votes: 1,232
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 29.14%
Votes: 545
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 4.12%
Votes: 77
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 10
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 1,870
Oneida County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 79.74%
Votes: 1,724
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 17.62%
Votes: 381
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 11
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.25%
Votes: 27
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.88%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 2,162
Shoshone County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 52.12%
Votes: 2,953
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 44.49%
Votes: 2,521
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.96%
Votes: 111
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 42
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.69%
Votes: 39
Total votes: 5,666
Washington County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 70.31%
Votes: 3,168
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 27.54%
Votes: 1,241
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 41
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 28
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 28
Total votes: 4,506